Tundra/Desert
The usual weather of a region
What is climate?
The largest land biome
What is the coniferous forest?
The main vegetation of prairies and savannas
What is grass?
several biomes with different climates may be found here
What is the mountain biome?
The largest aquatic biome
What is the ocean?
Soil that is permanently frozen and has a thin layer that thaws in summer
What is permafrost?
Has many trees that lose their leaves
What is the deciduous forest?
Has two seasons, wet and dry
What is the grassland savanna?
causes water to flow downhill
What is gravity?
The three wetland biomes
What are marshes, bogs, and swamps?
For nine months the tundra is ______
What is frozen?
Also called the taiga
What is the coniferous forest?
has four seasons and gets moderate precipitation
What is the grassland prairie?
Has many animals that live in the treetops
What is the rainforest?
The four freshwater biomes
What are lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds
A large area where plants and animal share a similar environment
What is a biome?
a wet biome that has all four seasons
What is the deciduous forest?
tropical grassland, also warm all year
What is the savanna?
Warm all year and gets a lot of precipitation
What is the rainforest?
considered the rainforest of the ocean
What is the coral reef?
Determines the types of plants and animals that can live in a biome
What is the climate?
The advantages of evergreen trees
What is making food all year?
temperate grassland, has a cold winter
What is the grassland prairie?
Layer of rainforest where the trees grow close together
What is the canopy layer?
Partially decayed plant material piled in layers
What is peat?